Wongawilli, New South Wales

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Wongawilli
Wollongong,  New South Wales
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Wongawilli
Coordinates 34°28.5′S150°45.5′E / 34.4750°S 150.7583°E / -34.4750; 150.7583 Coordinates: 34°28.5′S150°45.5′E / 34.4750°S 150.7583°E / -34.4750; 150.7583
Population141 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2530
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
LGA(s) City of Wollongong
State electorate(s) Shellharbour
Federal division(s) Whitlam
Suburbs around Wongawilli:
Avon Dombarton Kembla Grange
Avon Wongawilli Brownsville
Huntley Huntley Horsley

Wongawilli is a southern suburb of Wollongong, Australia at the foot hills of the Illawarra escarpment. The word 'Wonga' is a native aboriginal word meaning native pigeon. [2]

It contains a mixture of small rural properties and family homes. It has a New South Wales Rural Fire Service station and a small community hall where the Wongawilli colonial dance club meets regularly. [3] The community has had a long history with coal mining, with the Wongawilli colliery opening in 1916 by the Hoskins Brothers, [4] and later being taken over by BHP. [5] Since this time the mine has expanded and has had multiple owners, and is currently owned and operated by the Indian company Jindal Steel & Power. [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wongawilli". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Wongawilli History, Wollongong Library, 2011
  3. Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club
  4. Mining in New South Wales
  5. Wongawilli Collery
  6. "Jindal Steel Power || Home".